CO129-576-10 Estimates 1940 6-10-1939 - 22-10-1940 — Page 76

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ABSTRACT OF EXPENDITURE

B

17

ABSTRACT of the ACTUAL EXPENDITURE of the period 1st January, 1938, to 31st March, 1939, and

the Estimated Expenditure for the period 1st January, 1940 to 31st March, 1941.

Page.

Head.

SERVICE.

Actual Expenditure 1st Jan. 1938

Estimate for 1940-41.

Percentage.

to 31st March

1939.

whole

$

$

30

31

29 2** 27 28 288

18

19

12

Governor

Colonial Secretary's Office and

219,111

218,528

.46

Legislature

392,562

682,818

1.44

22

23

25

— 4T AC

3 Audit Department

146,186

149,332

.31

4

Botanical & Forestry Department

169,218

196,466

.41

5 Charitable Services

744,022

797,579

1.68 苑

Defence:-

26

A-Volunteer Defence Corps.

214,634

329,167

.69

B-Hong Kong Naval Volun-

teer Force

61,690

65,303

.14

29

C-Air Raid Precautions

125,113

1,111,627

2.34

D-Defence Contribution

8,432.650

7,500,000

15.77

E-Special War Expenditure

1,000,000

2.10

7 District Office, North

87,692

95,042

.20

32

8

District Office, South

81,180

57,315

.12

33

9

Education Department

2,872,988

2,969,517

6.24

38

10

Fire Brigade

463,814

425,295

.89

11

Harbour Department and Air

Services:

45

995 888153888

40

A-Harbour Department B-Air Services

1,499,100

1,802,312

3.79

128,693

143,968

.30

47

12

13

23

Imports and Exports Office

567,561

628,594 X

1.32

Judiciary

50

A-Supreme Court

306,432

291,610

.61

52

B-Magistracy, Hong Kong...

129,343

107,498

.23

C-Magistracy, Kowloon

82,900

79,316

.17

54

14

Kowloon-Canton Railway

1,363,063

852,896

1.79

65

15

Legal Departments

320,562

330,160

.69

68

16

Medical Department

2,878,648

3,635,709

7.65

86

17

Miscellaneous Services

3,168,620

2,362,445

4.97

18

Pensions

3,384,881

3,620,000

7.61

89

19

Police Force

4,144,570

4,620,397

9.72

20

Post Office, Wireless and

Broadcasting:

95

A-Post Office

1,188,116

1,245,203

2.62

97

B-Wireless

366,049

749,422

1.58

100

C-Broadcasting

103,453

127,350

.27

101

104

722

21

Prisons Department

929,548

1,220,972

2.57

22

Public Debt

1,654,191

1,595,391

3.36

23

Public Works Department and

Water Works :-

105

A-Public Works Dept.

110

B-Water Works

2.906,848 {

2,384,105

5.01

393,568

83

112

24

Public Works Recurrent:

A-General

1,737,450

3.65

B-Water Works

2,479,979

1,245,501

2.62

113

25

Royal Observatory

115,149

162,954

.34

114

26

Sanitary Department

1,306,428

1,552,224

3.26

27

Secretariat for Chinese Affairs

and Labour Office:-

117

A-Secretariat for Chinese

Affairs

187,365

178,227

.38

118

B-Labour Office

92,431

.19

119

122

888

28

Stores Department

448,894

.94

29

Treasury, Etc.

370,400

352,042

.74

124 127

31

30 Public Works, Extraordinary

Fisheries Research Station

43,592,759 2,071,265

47,558,628

100.00

3,583,550

160,000

Grand Total

$

45,664,024

51,302,178

*

expenditure transferred from

Head 17.

NOTE :-

Head 23B

Head 24B Head 28

PD

Prior to 1939 the expenditure of these departments

was not shown separately.

Head 20C-1938